Juvenile Football Training Times
The following times are the times for juvenile football training until such times as we move to a Monday night at Slemish Park/Quinn Park.
Under 6 Boys and Girls (Yr 1 & Yr 2) (FUNdamentals) starts this Monday, 30th January, St Louis GS Sports Hall, 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Under 8 and 10 Boys and Girls start this Sunday, 29th January, at St Patrick’s College All Weather pitch, 11:15 a.m - 12:45
Under 12 Boys starts this Sunday at St Patrick’s College, 11:15 a.m - 12:45
Under 14 Boys continues this Sunday at Slemish Park 11:30 – 13:00
Under 16 Boys starts this Sunday at Slemish Park 11:30 – 13:00
Minor Boys continues at St Patrick’s College on Monday nights at 7pm
Ethnic Minorities Coaching Project Starts With A Bang
Upwards on 50 youngsters recently took part in the club’s coaching project developed specifically for children from countries other than Ireland. 12 club coaches coached the children in Gaelic Football on Saturday 21st January in the Ballymena North Centre. The coaching programme will continue with football for the next 3 weeks before hurling/ camogie is introduced for the last 4 weeks. The project is supported by Sport NI.
Historic Memories Of 2011 – A Commemorative Collage
U14 Footballers Get Their Season Underway
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 11-01-12
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great Christmas and that Santa was good.
Our U10 and U12 hurlers started the New Year with a bang last Wednesday night. The lads burned off any residual turkey and sweets with an action packed session at St Louis Grammar. It didn’t take long for the boys to get into their rhythm and start hurling with enthusiasm.
At the end of the night there were a few blistered hands indicating that some of the lads had allowed their hurls to gather a few cobwebs over the winter. However, with an action packed season ahead, hands will soon toughen up and any tenderness will be a distant memory.
U12 North Antrim Indoor Blitz
The U12s did not have long to wait for competitive action as they played the first round of matches in the North Antrim Indoor League on Saturday at St Patrick’s College. They did really well, finishing joint top of their section. They learned from a narrow defeat to Dungannon in their first game to win their next three matches with Patrick Pearse’s, Shane O’Neill’s and St Gall’s.
The final match against St Gall’s was a real edge of the seat affair with both teams evenly matched. The score was three each approaching full time. Just at the finish Ryan McGarry shot from an acute angle sending the sliotar goal ward, as the ball ricocheted off the back wall the whistle blew and the referee declared a draw. As the two teams shook hands the St Gall’s manager stepped forward to declare that Ryan’s shot had in fact entered the goal before passing through the net and hitting the wall, the game was duly awarded to All Saints.
Long after the euphoria of winning has abated the boys will remember this display of sportsmanship from the St Gall’s management and team. Sportsmanship like this is not unusual in juvenile hurling games; nonetheless, it is always a privilege to witness and is a great example for youngsters to emulate as they grow and mature. We hope that this magnanimous gesture brings St Gall’s good fortune in the rest of the competition.
All Saints Team
Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle.
Appreciation
We would like to thank:
- North Antrim GAA for organising, and Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
- Owen Elliott who refereed the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
- The management and teams from Pearses, St Gall’s, Dungannon and Shane O’Neills for their sportsmanship and competitive opposition..
- The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.
Weekend Fixtures
The U12s have another busy weekend ahead. The second round of the North Antrim Indoor League is on this Saturday at St Patrick’s while on Sunday they travel to Bangor to take part in the Co Down Indoor League.
U12 North Antrim Indoor League
Date - Saturday 14th January
Venue – St Patrick’s College
Time – 10:00 – 12:30
Players should be at the school for 09:40.
U12 Co Down Indoor League
Date - Sunday 15th March
Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor
Time – 12:00 – 14:00
Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.
Training
Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18th and 25th January. We return to St Louis on 01st February.
Time – 18:30 – 20:00
We would like to thank the principals and staff of St Patrick’s and St Louis who are always very supportive to the club.
Events Calendar
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Games and Competitions |
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Sat 14th Jan |
U12 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sun 15th Jan |
U12 – Down Indoor League |
Bangor |
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Sat 21st Jan |
U12 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Sat 28th Jan |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sat 04thFeb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
TBC |
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Sat 11th Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads) |
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Sat 11th Feb |
All Saints GAC Dinner Dance |
Tullyglass House |
Ever thought of Refereeing?
All Saints GAC would like to hear from anyone from within the club or parish that would be interested in becoming a club referee.
Fancy staying heavily involved with the GAA even though your playing days may be over?
Fancy a great way of keeping in shape and staying fit?
Fancy a position that affords you the chance to meet people?
Fancy testing your character? Fancy a real challenge for yourself?
Fancy making a massive contribution to your club & county?
Fancy having something very impressive to add to your cv?
Fancy a bit of extra pocket money?
All Saints GAC would like to hear from anyone from within the club or parish that would be interested in becoming a club referee.
Contact Micky on:07725084341, Denis on:o7720979899 or any club member if interested and the club will do the rest.
With the growth in popularity of Gaelic Games, the demand for match officials is increasing. The referee, four umpires and two linemen are entrusted with the responsibility for the control of games. They work as a team of responsible officials dedicated to carrying out their duties with integrity, consistency and uniformity.
The role of the Referee is to:
“Apply the rules in order to create conditions for our Games to be played well. The rules spell out the conditions for our Games to be played well; the proper application of the rules creates these conditions.”
The basic requirements of a referee are:
•A thorough knowledge of the rules
•Be physically and mentally fit
•Deal courteously with players and officials
•Have the ability to remain calm
•Operate strictly in accordance with the principles of justice and fair play
•Have the moral courage to take decisions which are correct
•Be able to live with unfair criticism
•Be able to accept constructive criticism
•Retain a good learning graph
•Be alert and decisive on the field
•Enjoy refereeing
•Be committed to the protection of players and the prevention of abusive or violent conduct
•Be a good communicator on and off the field
•At all times be well presented
•Behave with dignity both on and off the field
•Have a sense of humour and the ability to smile; while these qualities are not requirements they are great assets
•Above all things else, retain integrity, consistency and uniformity
New Years Eve Party at Slemish Park
…so where are you going for New Years?
Go to Damo’s New Years House Party, which means:
No Queues,
No expensive Door Fees
No expensive taxis to Belfast
Cheap Beer and Spirts
Cheap Night
Great Craic
No Hassle
Best way to start the New Year… not being totally skint after the first night out!
P.S There might be a traditional good old irish session beforehand 8pm – 9pm if anyone is up for it!
Thank you to clubman and taxi man Sean ‘Mucker’ Magee who has offered to fill his petrol tank and run lifts up to the Slemish Park Clubrooms from Slemish Bar at a flat rate of £5 per lift. CHEAPEST NEW YEARS TAXI in BALLYMENA??
See you all there for the fun and games!
Info:
Opens:5pm – Late
£2.50 per pint
£5 entry per person
Raffles, team Drinking games
Smoke Machine!
All Saints Senior Footballers Shortlisted for Award
All Saints Senior footballers have been shortlisted for “Team of the Year” at this years Ballymena Sports Awards at next months cermony at ”The Braid” Ballymena Town Hall. Lets hope we can be as sucessful as we were the last time we were shortlisted for this category. More to follow….
Juvenile Committee Obtain Grant From Sport NI
The Juvenile Committee has been successful in obtaining grant funding from Sport NI for an innovative project that will see us develop links with the ethnic minorities community in the town.
The project will enable us to:
- Play an important role in community outreach as a community and parish based organisation
- Introduce new children and their families to Gaelic sports and the All Saints club
- Develop and widen the juvenile membership base within the club
THE PROJECT DETAILS:
- Based in the Ballymena North Centre for an 8 week period (Sat 21st Jan – Sat 10th Mar) from 10.00am – 12.00noon
- Boys & Girls Football for first 4 Weeks and Hurling/ Camogie for second 4 weeks
- For children aged 7 yrs – 14 yrs
WHAT HELP DO WE NEED?
- Approximately 12/14 voluntary coaches on each day for the 2 hour period
- We are asking volunteers to assist with coaching on a few of the days listed above. The more coaches we get the fewer sessions we require them to attend.
HOW DO I REGISTER MY INTEREST?
- Forward your name by e. mail to J. Brady (jamesgbrady@hotmail.com) asap and indicate if you prefer to be involved in hurling/ camogie or football
- Don’t worry about which weeks you will be available as details will be finalised later
Looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Jim
Boogie with Santa!
Sunday 11th December: Kids Christmas Disco, @ St Brigid’s P.S. 2pm – 4.30pm. Admission:£3. Santa and Tuck shop will be there. Bring your dancing shoes and moves! Kids, mums, dads, granny & grandad, aunts and uncles all very welcome!
